Tuscan Riformisti

The Riformisti was a liberal faction in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany that existed in the mid-nineteenth century. The Riformisti was supportive of economic and social liberalization in the country, thereby decreasing the power of the absolute monarchy and the Catholic Church. The faction had the support of the educated elite and the bourgeoisie, and it rivalled the Moderati for control of the government. As its views were retrograde to those of the monarchy, it was kept from holding power over the government until Italy annexed Tuscany in 1859.